PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified - Fractures - HOUSTON, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS INC. in HOUSTON, Texas
Employer PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS INC.
Address 3701 HOLMES ROAD
City, State ZIP HOUSTON, Texas 77051
Report ID 2021086507
Event Date August 4, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332919
Inspection # 1546535
GPS Coordinates 29.67714, -95.37475

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Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a reroller machine. The employee's right forearm was pulled into the dies and fractured. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2021, a worker at PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS INC. in HOUSTON, Texas suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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